Pennsylvania Farmers Head To Harrisburg To Speak Out Against Extending Hunting Days

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PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Sportsmen and farmers are facing off over a proposal to allow Sunday hunting in Pennsylvania.

During a recent hearing, Allegheny County House Democrat Marc Gergley – using what he admitted was a rough estimate of the voting membership of the overall 53,000 member Pennsylvania Farm Bureau – summed up the dispute this way.

“20,000 farmers shouldn’t affect one million hunters, quite frankly.”

But Joel Rotz of the Farm Bureau says while his organization is a leader of the opposition, there are plenty of others who dislike the idea of Sunday hunting.

“We are hearing a growing voice among those who wish to be outdoors on Sunday enjoying a broad range of activities say that one day a week should be preserved for their pleasure without the concern of interfering in the hunters’ sport.”

Rotz also disputed the findings of an economic consultant that project thousands of jobs would be created if the ban on Sunday hunting in Pennsylvania were lifted.